Templates in React AutoComplete

4 Sep 202624 minutes to read

The React AutoComplete provides several options to customize each list item, group header, header, and footer elements. Each template property accepts a JSX string or a function that receives the current item’s data object (for example, data.value, data.City, data.LastName). The fields available on data depend on the bound dataSource and fields mapping.

To get started with React AutoComplete templates, watch the following video, which demonstrates how to configure item, group, header, and footer templates:

Item template

The content of each list item within the React AutoComplete can be customized with the help of the itemTemplate property.

In the following sample, each list item is split into two columns to showcase the employee’s first name and city.

[Class Component]

// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
export default class App extends React.Component {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    employeeData = new DataManager({
        adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
        crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/'
    });
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    fields = { value: 'FirstName' };
    // sort the resulted items
    sortOrder = 'Ascending';
    render() {
        return (
        // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
        <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={this.query} itemTemplate={this.itemTemplate} dataSource={this.employeeData} fields={this.fields} sortOrder={this.sortOrder} placeholder="Find an employee"/>);
    }
    // set the value to itemTemplate property
    itemTemplate(data) {
        return (<span><span className='name'>{data.FirstName}</span><span className='city'>{data.City}</span></span>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

export default class App extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    private employeeData: DataManager = new DataManager({
      adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
      crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/'
    });
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    private query: Query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    private fields: object = { value: 'FirstName' };
    // sort the resulted items
    private sortOrder: string = 'Ascending';

    public render() {
        return (
             // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
            <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={this.query} itemTemplate={this.itemTemplate} dataSource={this.employeeData} fields={this.fields} sortOrder={this.sortOrder} placeholder="Find an employee"/>
        );
    }

    // set the value to itemTemplate property
    private itemTemplate(data: any): JSX.Element {
      return (
        <span><span className='name'>{data.FirstName}</span><span className ='city'>{data.City}</span></span>
        );
      }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

[Functional Component]

// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
function App() {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    const employeeData = new DataManager({
        adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
        crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/'
    });
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    const query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    const fields = { value: 'FirstName' };
    // sort the resulted items
    const sortOrder = 'Ascending';
    return (
    // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
    <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={query} itemTemplate={itemTemplate} dataSource={employeeData} fields={fields} sortOrder={sortOrder} placeholder="Find an employee"/>);
    // set the value to itemTemplate property
    function itemTemplate(data) {
        return (<span><span className='name'>{data.FirstName}</span><span className='city'>{data.City}</span></span>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

function App() {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    const employeeData: DataManager = new DataManager({
      adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
      crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/'
    });
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    const query: Query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    const fields: object = { value: 'FirstName' };
    // sort the resulted items
    const sortOrder: string = 'Ascending';

    return (
    // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
          <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={query} itemTemplate={itemTemplate} dataSource={employeeData} fields={fields} sortOrder={sortOrder} placeholder="Find an employee"/>
    );

    // set the value to itemTemplate property
    function itemTemplate(data: any): JSX.Element {
      return (
        <span><span className='name'>{data.FirstName}</span><span className ='city'>{data.City}</span></span>
        );
      }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

Group template

The group header that categorizes list items can be customized with the help of the groupTemplate property. This template applies to both inline and floating group headers.

In the following sample, employees are grouped by city. The data is fetched from a remote DataManager and also filtered to specific cities (London and Seattle) using a Predicate. For an introduction to remote data binding, see Binding remote data.

[Class Component]

// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Predicate, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
export default class App extends React.Component {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    employeeData = new DataManager({
        adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
        crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/'
    });
    // form  predicate to fetch the grouped data
    groupPredicate = new Predicate('City', 'equal', 'london').or('City', 'equal', 'seattle');
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6).where(this.groupPredicate);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    fields = { value: 'FirstName', groupBy: 'City' };
    // sort the resulted items
    sortOrder = 'Ascending';
    render() {
        return (
        // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
        <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={this.query} groupTemplate={this.groupTemplate} dataSource={this.employeeData} sortOrder={this.sortOrder} fields={this.fields} placeholder="Find an employee"/>);
    }
    // set the value to groupTemplate
    groupTemplate(data) {
        return (<strong>{data.City}</strong>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Predicate, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';


export default class App extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
  // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
  private employeeData: DataManager = new DataManager({
    adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
    crossDomain: true,
    url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/'
  });
  // form  predicate to fetch the grouped data
  private groupPredicate = new Predicate('City', 'equal', 'london').or('City', 'equal', 'seattle');
  // bind the Query instance to query property
  private query: Query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6).where(this.groupPredicate);
  // maps the appropriate column to fields property
  private fields: object = { value: 'FirstName', groupBy: 'City' };
  // sort the resulted items
  private sortOrder: string = 'Ascending';


  public render() {
    return (
      // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
      <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={this.query} groupTemplate={this.groupTemplate} dataSource={this.employeeData} sortOrder={this.sortOrder} fields={this.fields} placeholder="Find an employee" />
    );
  }

  // set the value to groupTemplate
  private groupTemplate(data: any): JSX.Element {
    return (
      <strong>{data.City}</strong>
    );
  }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

[Functional Component]

// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Predicate, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
function App() {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    const employeeData = new DataManager({
        adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
        crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/'
    });
    // form  predicate to fetch the grouped data
    const groupPredicate = new Predicate('City', 'equal', 'london').or('City', 'equal', 'seattle');
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    const query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6).where(groupPredicate);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    const fields = { value: 'FirstName', groupBy: 'City' };
    // sort the resulted items
    const sortOrder = 'Ascending';
    return (
    // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
    <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={query} groupTemplate={groupTemplate} dataSource={employeeData} sortOrder={sortOrder} fields={fields} placeholder="Find an employee"/>);
    // set the value to groupTemplate
    function groupTemplate(data) {
        return (<strong>{data.City}</strong>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Predicate, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';


function App() {
  // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
  const employeeData: DataManager = new DataManager({
    adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
    crossDomain: true,
    url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/'
  });
  // form  predicate to fetch the grouped data
  const groupPredicate = new Predicate('City', 'equal', 'london').or('City', 'equal', 'seattle');
  // bind the Query instance to query property
  const query: Query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6).where(groupPredicate);
  // maps the appropriate column to fields property
  const fields: object = { value: 'FirstName', groupBy: 'City' };
  // sort the resulted items
  const sortOrder: string = 'Ascending';

  return (
  // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
      <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={query} groupTemplate={groupTemplate} dataSource={employeeData} sortOrder={sortOrder} fields={fields} placeholder="Find an employee" />
  );

  // set the value to groupTemplate
  function groupTemplate(data: any): JSX.Element {
    return (
      <strong>{data.City}</strong>
    );
  }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

Header template

The header element is shown statically at the top of the suggestion list items within the React AutoComplete, and any custom element can be placed as a header element using the headerTemplate property.

In the following sample, the list items and their headers are displayed in two columns similar to a grid layout.

[Class Component]

// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
export default class App extends React.Component {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    employeeData = new DataManager({
        adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
        crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/',
    });
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    fields = { value: 'FirstName' };
    // sort the resulted items
    sortOrder = 'Ascending';
    render() {
        return (
        // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
        <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={this.query} headerTemplate={this.headerTemplate} dataSource={this.employeeData} sortOrder={this.sortOrder} itemTemplate={this.itemTemplate} fields={this.fields} placeholder="Find an employee"/>);
    }
    // set the value to header template
    headerTemplate(data) {
        return (<span className='head'><span className='name'>Name</span><span className='city'>City</span></span>);
    }
    // set the value to item template
    itemTemplate(data) {
        return (<span className='item'><span className='name'>{data.FirstName}</span><span className='city'>{data.City}</span></span>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';


export default class App extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
  // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
  private employeeData: DataManager = new DataManager({
    adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
    crossDomain: true,
    url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/',
  });
  // bind the Query instance to query property
  private query: Query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6);
  // maps the appropriate column to fields property
  private fields: object = { value: 'FirstName' };
  // sort the resulted items
  private sortOrder: string = 'Ascending';

  public render() {
    return (
      // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
      <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={this.query} headerTemplate={this.headerTemplate} dataSource={this.employeeData} sortOrder={this.sortOrder} itemTemplate={this.itemTemplate} fields={this.fields} placeholder="Find an employee" />
    );
  }

  // set the value to header template
  private headerTemplate(data: any): JSX.Element {
    return (
      <span className='head'><span className='name'>Name</span><span className='city'>City</span></span>
    );
  }
  // set the value to item template
  private itemTemplate(data: any): JSX.Element {
    return (
      <span className='item' ><span className='name'>{data.FirstName}</span><span className='city'>{data.City}</span></span>
    );
  }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

[Functional Component]

// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
function App() {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    const employeeData = new DataManager({
        adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
        crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/',
    });
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    const query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    const fields = { value: 'FirstName' };
    // sort the resulted items
    const sortOrder = 'Ascending';
    return (
    // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
    <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={query} headerTemplate={headerTemplate} dataSource={employeeData} sortOrder={sortOrder} itemTemplate={itemTemplate} fields={fields} placeholder="Find an employee"/>);
    // set the value to header template
    function headerTemplate(data) {
        return (<span className='head'><span className='name'>Name</span><span className='city'>City</span></span>);
    }
    // set the value to item template
    function itemTemplate(data) {
        return (<span className='item'><span className='name'>{data.FirstName}</span><span className='city'>{data.City}</span></span>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

function App(){
  // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
  const employeeData: DataManager = new DataManager({
    adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
    crossDomain: true,
    url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/',
  });
  // bind the Query instance to query property
  const query: Query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City', 'EmployeeID']).take(6);
  // maps the appropriate column to fields property
  const fields: object = { value: 'FirstName' };
  // sort the resulted items
  const sortOrder: string = 'Ascending';

    return (
      // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
      <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={query} headerTemplate={headerTemplate} dataSource={employeeData} sortOrder={sortOrder} itemTemplate={itemTemplate} fields={fields} placeholder="Find an employee" />
    );

  // set the value to header template
  function headerTemplate(data: any): JSX.Element {
    return (
      <span className='head'><span className='name'>Name</span><span className='city'>City</span></span>
    );
  }
  // set the value to item template
  function itemTemplate(data: any): JSX.Element {
    return (
      <span className='item' ><span className='name'>{data.FirstName}</span><span className='city'>{data.City}</span></span>
    );
  }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

The React AutoComplete has options to show a footer element at the bottom of the list items in the suggestion list. You can place any custom element as the footer using the footerTemplate property.

In the following sample, the footer element displays the total number of list items present in the React AutoComplete.

[Class Component]

import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
export default class App extends React.Component {
    // define the array of data
    atcObject;
    sportsData = ['Badminton', 'Basketball', 'Cricket', 'Football', 'Golf', 'Gymnastics', 'Hockey', 'Rugby', 'Snooker', 'Tennis'];
    onOpen = (e) => {
        const count = this.atcObject.getItems().length;
        // set the value to footerTemplate property
        const ele = document.getElementsByClassName('foot')[0];
        ele.innerHTML = "Total list item: " + count;
    };
    render() {
        return (
        // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
        <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" ref={(autocomplete) => { this.atcObject = autocomplete; }} footerTemplate={this.footerTemplate} dataSource={this.sportsData} placeholder="Find a game" open={this.onOpen = this.onOpen.bind(this)}/>);
    }
    // set the footer template
    footerTemplate() {
        return (<span className='foot'/>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

export default class App extends React.Component<{}, {}> {

    // define the array of data
    private atcObject: any;
    private sportsData: string[] = ['Badminton', 'Basketball', 'Cricket', 'Football', 'Golf', 'Gymnastics', 'Hockey', 'Rugby', 'Snooker', 'Tennis'];
    public onOpen = (e: any) => {
      const count = this.atcObject.getItems().length;
      // set the value to footerTemplate property
      const ele = document.getElementsByClassName('foot')[0];
      ele.innerHTML =  "Total list item: " + count;
    };


   public render() {
        return (
              // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
            <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" ref={(autocomplete) => { this.atcObject = autocomplete }} footerTemplate={this.footerTemplate} dataSource={this.sportsData} placeholder="Find a game" open={ this.onOpen =this.onOpen.bind(this)}/>
        );
    }

    // set the footer template
    private footerTemplate(): JSX.Element {
      return (
             <span className='foot'/>
        );
      }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

[Functional Component]

import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
function App() {
    // define the array of data
    let atcObject;
    const sportsData = ['Badminton', 'Basketball', 'Cricket', 'Football', 'Golf', 'Gymnastics', 'Hockey', 'Rugby', 'Snooker', 'Tennis'];
    function onOpen(e) {
        const count = this.atcObject.getItems().length;
        // set the value to footerTemplate property
        const ele = document.getElementsByClassName('foot')[0];
        ele.innerHTML = "Total list item: " + count;
    }
    ;
    return (
    // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
    <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" ref={(autocomplete) => { atcObject = autocomplete; }} footerTemplate={footerTemplate} dataSource={sportsData} placeholder="Find a game" open={onOpen = onOpen.bind(this)}/>);
    // set the footer template
    function footerTemplate() {
        return (<span className='foot'/>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

function App() {

    // define the array of data
    let atcObject: any;
    const sportsData: string[] = ['Badminton', 'Basketball', 'Cricket', 'Football', 'Golf', 'Gymnastics', 'Hockey', 'Rugby', 'Snooker', 'Tennis'];
    function onOpen(e: any){
      const count = this.atcObject.getItems().length;
      // set the value to footerTemplate property
      const ele = document.getElementsByClassName('foot')[0];
      ele.innerHTML =  "Total list item: " + count;
    };

    return (
    // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
        <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" ref={(autocomplete) => {atcObject = autocomplete }} footerTemplate={footerTemplate} dataSource={sportsData} placeholder="Find a game" open={onOpen =onOpen.bind(this)}/>
    );

    // set the footer template
    function footerTemplate(): JSX.Element {
      return (
             <span className='foot'/>
        );
      }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

No records template

The React AutoComplete is provided with support to customize the content shown when no records match the search, with the help of the noRecordsTemplate property. The default text is “No Records Found”.

In the following sample, the popup list content displays a notification that no data is available.

[Class Component]

import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
export default class App extends React.Component {
    // define the array of data
    data = [];
    render() {
        return (
        // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
        <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" noRecordsTemplate={this.noRecordsTemplate = this.noRecordsTemplate.bind(this)} dataSource={this.data} placeholder="Find an item"/>);
    }
    // set the value to noRecords template
    noRecordsTemplate() {
        return (<span className='norecord'> NO DATA AVAILABLE</span>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

export default class App extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
    // define the array of data
    private data: { [key: string]: Object }[] = [];


   public render() {
        return (
              // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
            <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" noRecordsTemplate={this.noRecordsTemplate = this.noRecordsTemplate.bind(this)} dataSource={this.data} placeholder="Find an item"/>
        );
    }

    // set the value to noRecords template
    private noRecordsTemplate(): JSX.Element {
      return (
            <span className='norecord'> NO DATA AVAILABLE</span>
        );
      }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

[Functional Component]

import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
function App() {
    // define the array of data
    const data = [];
    return (
    // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
    <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" noRecordsTemplate={noRecordsTemplate = noRecordsTemplate.bind(this)} dataSource={data} placeholder="Find an item"/>);
    // set the value to noRecords template
    function noRecordsTemplate() {
        return (<span className='norecord'> NO DATA AVAILABLE</span>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

function App() {
    // define the array of data
    const data: { [key: string]: Object }[] = [];

    return (
    // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
        <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" noRecordsTemplate={noRecordsTemplate = noRecordsTemplate.bind(this)} dataSource={data} placeholder="Find an item"/>
    );

    // set the value to noRecords template
    function noRecordsTemplate(): JSX.Element {
      return (
            <span className='norecord'> NO DATA AVAILABLE</span>
        );
      }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

Action failure template

You can customize the content shown when a remote data fetch fails, using the actionFailureTemplate property. The default text is “The Request Failed”.

In the following sample, when the data fetch request fails, the React AutoComplete displays the notification.

[Class Component]

// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
export default class App extends React.Component {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    customerData = new DataManager({
        adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
        crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svcs/'
    });
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    query = new Query().from('Customers').select(['ContactName', 'CustomerID']).take(6);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    fields = { value: 'ContactName' };
    render() {
        return (
        // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
        <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={this.query} actionFailureTemplate={this.template = this.template.bind(this)} dataSource={this.customerData} fields={this.fields} placeholder="Find a customer"/>);
    }
    // set the value to action failure template
    template() {
        return (<span className='action-failure'> Data fetch get fails</span>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';


export default class App extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
  // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
  private customerData: DataManager = new DataManager({
    adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
    crossDomain: true,
    url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svcs/'
  });
  // bind the Query instance to query property
  private query: Query = new Query().from('Customers').select(['ContactName', 'CustomerID']).take(6);
  // maps the appropriate column to fields property
  private fields: object = { value: 'ContactName' };

  public render() {
    return (
      // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
      <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={this.query} actionFailureTemplate={this.template = this.template.bind(this)} dataSource={this.customerData} fields={this.fields} placeholder="Find a customer" />
    );
  }

  // set the value to action failure template
  private template(): JSX.Element {
    return (
      <span className='action-failure'> Data fetch get fails</span>
    );
  }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

[Functional Component]

// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
function App() {
    // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    const customerData = new DataManager({
        adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
        crossDomain: true,
        url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svcs/'
    });
    // bind the Query instance to query property
    const query = new Query().from('Customers').select(['ContactName', 'CustomerID']).take(6);
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    const fields = { value: 'ContactName' };
    return (
    // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
    <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={query} actionFailureTemplate={template = template.bind(this)} dataSource={customerData} fields={fields} placeholder="Find a customer"/>);
    // set the value to action failure template
    function template() {
        return (<span className='action-failure'> Data fetch get fails</span>);
    }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));
// import DataManager related classes
import { DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-dropdowns';
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

function App() {
  // bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
  const customerData: DataManager = new DataManager({
    adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
    crossDomain: true,
    url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svcs/'
  });
  // bind the Query instance to query property
  const query: Query = new Query().from('Customers').select(['ContactName', 'CustomerID']).take(6);
  // maps the appropriate column to fields property
  const fields: object = { value: 'ContactName' };

    return (
      // specifies the tag for render the AutoComplete component
      <AutoCompleteComponent id="atcelement" query={query} actionFailureTemplate={template = template.bind(this)} dataSource={customerData} fields={fields} placeholder="Find a customer" />
    );

  // set the value to action failure template
  function template(): JSX.Element {
    return (
      <span className='action-failure'> Data fetch get fails</span>
    );
  }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

See also